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penshurst place, kent (93)

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s.w. tower built 1392 with brick stair turret of the 1550s; the main block in the middle added for john duke of bedford c.1429. solar block and hall to right 1341-9, porch added in the c16

penshurst place, kent (94)

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c16 entrance to churchyard from the grounds of the house

penshurst place, kent (95)

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c19 game parlour under a wrought iron wind vane, part of devey's work of c.1836. beyond with the brick stair turret is the main northern gatehouse rebuilt in 1585-6

penshurst place, kent (7)

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topiary heraldry: bear and ragged staff

penshurst place, kent (1)

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1390s gatehouse tower rebuilt 1585-6, stable wing to its left 1832-4 by john rebecca, as is the protruding block to the right leading up to the late c16 rebuild of the n.w. tower

penshurst place, kent (2)

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the northern block runs along the line of the original walls which had towers at each corner and a central gatehouse. some is now rebuild of the 1570s, much is early c19

penshurst place, kent (3)

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early c18 wrought iron gates from wingerworth hall in derbyshire, attrib to robert bakewell c.1729

penshurst place, kent (6)

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topiary heraldry: porcupine

speldhurst church, kent (6)winged figure, perhaps…

speldhurst church, kent (7)c18 gravestone to thoma…

speldhurst church, kent (8)c18 gravestone of thoma…

speldhurst church, kent (9)coade stone tomb to wil…

speldhurst church, kent (10)coade stone tomb to wi…

speldhurst church, kent (11)coade stone tomb to wi…

speldhurst church, kent (12)

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massive cedar in the churchyard

speldhurst church, kent (13)c19 chest tomb of sara…

speldhurst church, kent (14)c19 chest tomb of sara…

speldhurst church, kent (15)

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west door by j.o.scott, the c15 tower being mostly rebuilt in 1879

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